How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?

17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Norway: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Greece

3.6%

in 2018

Norway

4.2%

in 2018

Greece rank

110th

Norway rank

108th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Greece
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.2% against 3.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 110th and Norway ranks 108th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.7%	4.6%	16.2%	Greece
2000s	12.6%	5.2%	7.4%	Greece
2010s	4.6%	4.7%	0.0%	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Greece or Norway?: Norway, at 4.2% against 3.6% in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Greece and Norway?: 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Greece and Norway rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Greece ranks 110th and Norway ranks 108th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/